Businesses Still Without Power in Maquoketa

Some businesses in Maquoketa have been without power since Monday afternoon, when a strong storm knocked down power lines and left the entire community without electricity. By Wednesday, most of the city had regained power, but many businesses located on the western portion of town still were without electricity. Most of the businesses are closed, with the exception of Theisen’s. All of the businesses are located west of U.S. Highway 61. Instead of being connected to Maquoketa’s local utility, which has largely restored power to the city, the businesses on the west side of town are part of an energy grid belonging to Alliant Energy. An Alliant spokesperson said the company was working to establish time lines for when power would be restored to its regions, which experienced widespread outages because of Monday’s storm.